Communist Party of Uruguay

The Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) is a communist political party in Uruguay that was founded on 21 September 1920. The party split from the Socialist Party of Uruguay, as it supported the Russian Revolution and Leninism. During the 1973-1985 military dictatorship, thousands of PCU militants were arrested and tortured by the right-wing government. The PCU joined the left-wing Broad Front of Uruguay during elections, and the Broad Front occasionally ruled the government.